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Formerly known as the Paris-Dakar Rally, it is one of the toughest rallies, or rather rally raid in the world because of the rough terrain, which necessitates that vehicles be proper off-road vehicles. The rally began in 1978 with the events starting in Paris to finish in the capital city …

Donald Trump has struck again, although unwittingly this time, when he took a starring role in a video by none other than al-Shabab, a terrorist group operating in Somalia and around East Africa. It was in the wake of the Paris attacks and after the San Bernardino attack in the …

Gisela Mota Ocampo, who only took her seat as the mayor of Temixco on January 1, was gunned down in her home yesterday. According to state police commissioner Alberto Capella, two of the attackers were killed by police as they fled the scene and three other suspects were later apprehended. …

With the latest disappearance of Lee Bo, the number of booksellers who have disappeared in the last couple of months in Hong Kong has gone up to five. These disappearances beg the question as to whether bookselling is a dangerous profession in the former British colony, or if it is …

Bear-dancing is an event that takes place between Christmas and the New Year. Locals wear real bearskins and parade around town to the delight of many of those living in the eastern Moldova region of Romania. It was an event that captured the imagination of the photographer Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi. …

The Central African Republic, a landlocked country which borders were established by the French in the 19th century, has been marred by political instabilities since its independence in 1960. It started with the coup d’Etat led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa on December 31, 1965 against the first president of the Republic, …

On December 28, South Korea and Japan reached an agreement on the controversial issue of “comfort women.” Japan apologised and promised to pay $8.3 million in compensation to the remaining 46 “comfort women.” However, “comfort women” is a euphemism that has been used by the Japanese government to designate the …

According to 58%of those asked by Afrobarometer, an organisation which publishes surveys on African governance, bribery is increasing in their countries. And those countries are in Africa. From a bribe to a doctor in Liberia or Guinea to paying a bribe to obtain official documents in Cameroon, corruption is endemic. …

On February 8th, China will be celebrating the New Year with red lanterns and all. But before these festivities take place, eligible parents estimated at 100 million couples according to Lu Jiehua, a sociologist at Peking University will be given the right to have up to two children. The state …

Boxing Day is the traditional day when UK bargain hunters take to stores in search of a bargain. The less hardy ones, who cannot queue from 4 a.m. sometimes and brave the crowd, stay at home and instead surge their favourite online stores. This is when companies make sure that …